yea, what's the purpose of an ic located in the engine bay where ambient engine heat will heat the whole mess up & heat the "cooled" air?

fmic or stfu

That doesn't make a big lot of sense. Front mount intercoolers do not belong on Subaru, aside from that I'm pretty sure the Subaru team mechanics know a little bit more about engine mechanics than you do.

When I used to race my MR2 I have seen sooo much of this. Because the scoops on the back rear towards the ground on an MR2 I have even seen a picture of a rabbit getting stuck from underneath and burning away basically. You can get an FMIC for the imprezza but it is designed for tmic.